Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

MOCA Grand Avenue, designed by Arata Isozaki in 1986, is where to go for the museum's main galleries and the flagship MOCA Store, but the largest of the three MOCA collections is Geffen Contemporary (formerly the Temporary Contemporary), which opened in 1983 ​in a former police car warehouse in Little Tokyo transformed by Frank Gehry. Rotating exhibitions of architecture and design are held at MOCA Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. All three locations have similar hours.

The upscale Precinct is in the forefront of new gay bars moving into downtown. Despite the police theme, it has a relaxed mood and a large dance floor drawing a mix of locals and tourists. With big screens...